PPT - Poem: The Last Bargain | English Honeydew Class 8 PDF Download

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    Rabindranath Tagore is best known as 
a poet but he was a man of many 
talents. On the one hand, he was the 
?rst Indian to win a Nobel for 
literature and on the other, a novelist 
who wrote and composed an entire 
genre of songs. ... Tagore was a painter 
who played an important role in 
modernising Bengali art. ?rst non-European to be awarded the 
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 with 
his book Gitanjali, ABOUT 
THE POET
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    Rabindranath Tagore is best known as 
a poet but he was a man of many 
talents. On the one hand, he was the 
?rst Indian to win a Nobel for 
literature and on the other, a novelist 
who wrote and composed an entire 
genre of songs. ... Tagore was a painter 
who played an important role in 
modernising Bengali art. ?rst non-European to be awarded the 
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 with 
his book Gitanjali, ABOUT 
THE POET LEARNING OUTCOMES AND GOALS 1.Understand the theme of the poem 2.Understand, appreciate and enjoy poem 3.Infer, analyze and evaluate text 4.Create interest of poem reading 5.Read with correct pronunciation 6.Increase vocabulary 7.Read and recite for pleasure 8.Vocabulary in context 9.Able to identify the rhyme scheme and rhyming 
words 10 Solve comprehension 11. Develop scienti?c attitude 12. Engage in conversation in English with people 
from di?erent walks of life 
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    Rabindranath Tagore is best known as 
a poet but he was a man of many 
talents. On the one hand, he was the 
?rst Indian to win a Nobel for 
literature and on the other, a novelist 
who wrote and composed an entire 
genre of songs. ... Tagore was a painter 
who played an important role in 
modernising Bengali art. ?rst non-European to be awarded the 
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 with 
his book Gitanjali, ABOUT 
THE POET LEARNING OUTCOMES AND GOALS 1.Understand the theme of the poem 2.Understand, appreciate and enjoy poem 3.Infer, analyze and evaluate text 4.Create interest of poem reading 5.Read with correct pronunciation 6.Increase vocabulary 7.Read and recite for pleasure 8.Vocabulary in context 9.Able to identify the rhyme scheme and rhyming 
words 10 Solve comprehension 11. Develop scienti?c attitude 12. Engage in conversation in English with people 
from di?erent walks of life A bargain is an agreement in which both 
parties promise to do something for each 
other. Someone is looking for work, waiting 
to be hired. He strikes a bargain but thinks 
it worthless. He tries twice again but doesn't 
like either. Finally, in the last bargain, when 
he is hired for nothing whatever, he is 
happy as never before. What is the bargain, 
and why is it the best?
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    Rabindranath Tagore is best known as 
a poet but he was a man of many 
talents. On the one hand, he was the 
?rst Indian to win a Nobel for 
literature and on the other, a novelist 
who wrote and composed an entire 
genre of songs. ... Tagore was a painter 
who played an important role in 
modernising Bengali art. ?rst non-European to be awarded the 
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 with 
his book Gitanjali, ABOUT 
THE POET LEARNING OUTCOMES AND GOALS 1.Understand the theme of the poem 2.Understand, appreciate and enjoy poem 3.Infer, analyze and evaluate text 4.Create interest of poem reading 5.Read with correct pronunciation 6.Increase vocabulary 7.Read and recite for pleasure 8.Vocabulary in context 9.Able to identify the rhyme scheme and rhyming 
words 10 Solve comprehension 11. Develop scienti?c attitude 12. Engage in conversation in English with people 
from di?erent walks of life A bargain is an agreement in which both 
parties promise to do something for each 
other. Someone is looking for work, waiting 
to be hired. He strikes a bargain but thinks 
it worthless. He tries twice again but doesn't 
like either. Finally, in the last bargain, when 
he is hired for nothing whatever, he is 
happy as never before. What is the bargain, 
and why is it the best? Stone – Paved Road :- Stony Path •Chariot :- A Four Wheel Carriage •Naught :- Considered Worthless •Mid – Day  :- Middle Of The Day •Crooked :- Not Straight •Pondered :- Thought Over •Hedge :- A Fence Of Bushes •Maid :- Spinster •Glistened :- Childishly •Waywardly :- From This Time Onward. The Last Bargain” by 
Tagore is a sixteen 
lines poem composed in 
blank verse conveying a 
strong message well 
needed for the materialistic 
world that no power, 
money or lust can make us 
happy. WORD MEANING